MERANTI PHARMACY MR 74 HANDICAP (Open) | 12 Mar 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Cavalieri	Mr L M van Rensburg	6	58.0kg	70	73	73	Won	10/1	B Y	O: Miss M M van Wyk & MJO Racing Stables (Pty) Ltd T: Mr M J Odendaal
2	Trade War	Mr R Khathi	3	57.0kg	68	70	70	+0.05	3/1Fav	Y	O: Messrs Late B J Wiese & N Kotzen (Jnr) T: Mr N Kotzen (Jnr)
3	Gimme A Rainbow	Mr Serino Moodley	8	60.5kg	75	74	74	+0.55	10/1	Y	O: Messrs Bryn Ressell, Carl Hewitson, A J van Huyssteen & M C Wright T: Mr Carl Hewitson
4	Trafalgar Square Line	Mr S Khumalo	1	56.5kg	67	69	69	+0.75	15/2	B Y	O: Messrs D S Bosch, Kuben Gengan & S A MacGregor T: Mr D S Bosch
5	Purple Operator	Mr S D Veale	7	60.0kg	74	74	74	+1.45	15/2	B Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr D C Howells
6	One Too Many	Mr K Matsunyane	5	58.0kg	70	76	76	+1.85	8/1	B Y	—
7	Philispiel	Mr S S Hlengwa	9	57.5kg*	72	70	70	+2.95	25/2	B Y	—
8	Slim Jannie	Miss R A Venniker	2	59.0kg*	80	95	95	+3.15	7/2	Y	—
9	Ovation	Mr M K Katjedi	4	55.0kg*	67	65	65	+4.35	50/1	B TT Y	—
Code 88	Covert Operator	—	6	57.0kg	—	77	77	—	3/1	N	—

Cavalieri

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

Won

10/1

MR 70 → 73

B Y

Trade War

Mr R Khathi · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+0.05

3/1 Fav

MR 68 → 70

Gimme A Rainbow

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 8 · 60.5kg

+0.55

10/1

MR 75 → 74

Trafalgar Square Line

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+0.75

15/2

MR 67 → 69

B Y

Purple Operator

Mr S D Veale · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+1.45

15/2

MR 74 → 74

B Y

One Too Many

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+1.85

8/1

MR 70 → 76

B Y

Philispiel

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 9 · 57.5kg

+2.95

25/2

MR 72 → 70

B Y

Slim Jannie

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+3.15

7/2

MR 80 → 95

Ovation

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 4 · 55.0kg

+4.35

50/1

MR 67 → 65

B TT Y

Covert Operator

— · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

—

3/1

MR — → 77

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) A fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) Jockey S Kumalo reported that TRAFALGAR SQUARE took an awkward stride at approximately the 800m. In view of this report the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. b) Jockey R Khathi (TRADE WAR) , when attempting to change crop hands, got his crop entangled in his reins at approximately the 150m. Thereafter, this gelding was hanging in, in the concluding stages. c) CAVALIERI (M V'Rensburg), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M J Odendaal advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) TRAFALGAR SQUARE : Cut into right front. SCRATCHINGS : a) COVERT OPERATOR : No transport (Trainer - 11.03.23/08h08). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None